Wiscasset Middle High School and Boothbay Region High School locked up in a gem of soccer game Wednesday night but when the final horn sounded it was the visiting Seahawks who reigned supreme 3-1 over the Wolverines.

The longtime rivals were scoreless through the first 40 minutes of play. The Wolverines, still looking for their first win, held a 6-3 shot edge over Boothbay Region who entered the game with a 3-3 record.

Hannah Cola finally lit up the scoreboard hammering home a pass from her sister Reagan 5:30 into the second half. The Colas, this time with Hannah scoring, combined for a second goal six minutes later. Reagan then scored with 26:00 left in regulation.

Wiscasset’s goal came on a penalty kick at 25:10 after the Seahawks were whistled for a handball. Sophomore Kayla Cossette went to the line and drilled the ball into the net.

It was a well-played game by both teams, who received a well-deserved round of applause from the fans of both high schools.

Missed opportunities

The Wolverines dominated play for most of the first half. Their first scoring opportunity came on a corner kick just four minutes into the game. Gwen Webber kicked the ball to Alyssa Bassett but Boothbay keeper Emilie Crocker was there for the save.

Ten minutes later, the Wolverines were again deep in Boothbay territory. Eliza Paradis slipped past a Seahawk defender but her shot on goal bounced wide right. Brianna Orr then fired and missed wide left. At 18:30, Orr passed the ball back to Kateleen Trask. She fired but her shot was blocked and cleared away.

Boothbay’s Reagan Cola broke free and carried the ball by two Wolverine defenders before Ellie Pratt finally ran her down deflecting her shot out-of-bounds. Cola is one of the Mountain Valley Conference’s leading scorers.

Bassett’s shot with 9:35 left slipped through Crocker’s hands but no Wolverine player was there to rebound the loose ball.

A tale of two halves

The Seahawks controlled the tempo in the second half of play, outshooting their hosts 7 to 3.

Boothbay’s goal coming just a few minutes after play resumed took a lot of the fight out of the Wolverines. They came to life again after Cossette netted the penalty kick.

Webber’s corner kick with 20:20 left found Paradis open. Her shot was on the mark but right at Crocker, who caught the ball and cleared it down field.

Wolverine goalie Lily Souza made some really fine stops charging and blocking two shots point blank. She finished with seven saves and made some booming punts downfield. Crocker finished with seven stops.

“Maybe, if we had scored first it would have been a different story,” Wolverine Coach Duane Goud said afterwards.

“We could still be the Cinderella team in the class D playoffs but we need a least two wins to have a chance at getting there.”

The WMHS girls play next at Dirigo High School on Friday, Sept. 21.